Building construction.



N0.-799,848. PATENTED SEPT. 19, 1905. G. F. FISHER.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

APPLIOATION FILED APR-9, 1903.

UNITED STATES PAEENT onerou BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 19, 1905.

Application filed April 9, 1903. Serial No. 151,778.

To all whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that LGEORGE F. FISHER, a citizen of the United States,residing at North Tonawanda, in the county of Niagara and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BuildingConstruction, of which the following is a specification. i

My invention relates to the construction of buildings, but moreparticularly to buildingblocks constructed or molded of cement or anyother suitable material or composition.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, durable, andeconomical buildingblock which can be conveniently and quickly afiixedas a veneer to the frame or foundation of a building and which whennecessary can be easily repaired.

Other objects are the production of a cheap and perfect imitation of astone building-block the face of which can be molded in any design orgiven a rock appearance and to provide perfect and reliable securingmeans for said blocks.

To these ends the invention consists in the new and novel arrangementand construction and combination of parts, as will be hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a portion of abuilding-wall constructed of my improved building-blocks. Fig. 2 is anenlarged vertical section taken on linee 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of a complete building-block. Fig. 4 is a rear view ofthe same. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the metallic trel'lis and thesecuringirons passing therethrough.

Referring to the drawings in detail, like numerals of reference refer tolike parts in the several figures.

The numeral 1 designates the buildingblocks considered as a whole. Theseblocks can be constructed in any desired sizes, and the outer surfacethereof can be molded with any desired design or made to representrockfaced, hammer-faced, or any other style of building-stone.

2 designates a metallic trellis, preferably of wire-netting; but, ifdesired, perforated sheet metal or expanded metal may be used, and 3designates the securing-irons, which pass through meshes 4 of the screenand are bent rearwardly near their ends, as at 5, and terminate insecuring-lugs 6, arranged parallel with the center portion 7 of theirons.

The said securing-lugs ofthe irons 3 project beyond the edges of themetallic trellis, which latter is preferably cutto-approximately thesize of the block. The said trellis and its attached securing-irons forma frame which is embedded in a plastic composition, such as cement orany other suitable material, which is molded in the desired form andforms the body of the block. The cement sets against the, metallictrellis and is securely held thereon. The block thus formed has oppositemarginal portions of its inner face cutaway, preferably the top andbottom marginal portions,

as at 8, and the lugs 6 of the securing-irons project from the block atthese cut-away portions, as shown at 9, thereby providing reliable andconvenient means for securing the blocks to the foundation or frame 10of a building. As shown in'Fig. 2, the blocks are secured to a woodstructure by means of nails 11 passing through perforations 12 in the securing-lugs 6; but any other suitable means may be adopted, if desired.In such .cases where the blocks are secured. to an iron foundationrivets may be used instead of nails.

As clearly illustrated, the upper securinglugs 6 of one row ofbuilding-blocks are set into the lower marginal cut-away portions of therow of blocks next above, while the lower securing-lugs of thelast-mentioned blocks'are set into the upper marginal cut-away portionsof the first-mentioned blocks. This permits the blocks when building tobe moved endwise to bring the same into proper position.

As is common in stone buildings, bindingcement is placed between theblocks, each of which has the marginal portions of its outer surfaceundercut, as at 13, to provide a dovetail groove 14 when two blocks areset together. The pointing-cement is placed in the said dovetail groovesand in addition to preventing water or moisture coming in contact withthe frame of the building also aids in providing a perfect imitation ofstone, particularly so when of a different color.

The lower or base blocks 15 are set on the foundation 16 of thebuilding, and the projecting lugs of the securing-irons 8 thereof areengaged with channel-irons or hooks 17, which are secured to the frameor foundation for the building-blocks.

The metallic trellis prevents destruction of the block entirely, as thecement in rearof it cannot be easily removed, and if for any reason ablock becomes damaged itcan be quickly repaired, as the cement will setagainst the IIO trellis and the latter will tie the newly-applied cementto the old cement.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A building-blockhaving two opposite marginal portions of its rear face cut away andsecuring-lugs projecting from the block at said cut-away marginalportions and having their rear sides flush with the inner surface of theblock.

2. A composition building-block constructed of plastic material andhaving at least one of the marginal portions of its rear face cut away,and securing-irons embedded therein and having the ends thereofprojecting from said block, said securing-irons having the rear faces ofboth projecting ends flush with the rear face of the block.

3. A composition building-block having securing-irons and a metallictrellis embedded therein, the ends of said securing-irons projectingfrom tlfe block and having the rear faces thereof flush with the rearface of the block.

4. A composition building-block having a metallic trellis andsecuring-irons embedded therein, said securing-irons being secured tothe said trellis and having the ends thereof projecting from the blockand the rear faces of said projecting ends arranged flush with the rearface of the block.

5. A building-block constructed of plastic material and having twoopposite marginal portions of its rear face cut away, a metallic trellisembedded in said block, and securingirons also embedded in said blockand passing through meshes in said trellis, the ends of saidsecuring-irons projecting from said block at said cut-away marginalportions and having the rear face of said projecting ends flush with theinner face of the block.

6. A composition building-block having securing-irons embedded thereinand having two opposite marginal portions of its rear face cut away,said securing-irons projecting from said block at said marginal portionsand having the rear faces thereof flush with the rear face of the block.

7. A composition building-block having securing-irons embedded thereinso as to extend from opposite edges of the block, said securing-ironsbeing bent rearward at said opposite edges and outward to bring the rearfaces of both ends flush with the rear of the block.

8. A structure comprising a suitable foundation and building-blockshaving each a securing-iron embedded therein, said securingirons havingtheir ends projecting from the upper and lower edges of said block, thelower projecting end of each securing-iron having its rear face flushwith the rear face of the block in which it is embedded and each blockhaving the upper marginal portion thereof provided with a cut-awayportion to receive the projecting lower ends of the securing-iron in theblock directly above, said cut-away portions being wider than thesecuring-irons to permit of adjusting the blocks with respect to theblocks beneath.

9. A structure comprising a suitable foundation and building-blockshaving securingirons embedded therein, said securing-irons havingprojecting ends at the lower edges of the block which are bent to lie inrear of the block next below, and means for attaching the blocks attheir upper edges to the said foundation.

10. Astructure comprising a suitable foundation and building-blockshaving securingirons embedded therein, said securing-irons havingprojecting ends at the upper edges of the blocks which are bent to liein rear of the blocks next above, and means for holding the blocksagainst the said foundation at their lower edges.

11. A structure comprising a sheathing and a veneer of tile secured tothe sheathing by ties; said ties having free projecting ends which liein contact with the sheathing, the ends of the upper ties being securedto the sheathing and the lower ends located in the rear of the tilebelow the tile to which the ties are secured.

12. Ina building, the combination of a suitable frame, a series ofbuilding-blocks set edge upon edge and each having a securingironembedded therein, each securing-iron projecting from one edge of theblock and bent to bear against the inner face of the ad- .jacent blockto prevent outward displacement of the block of which it forms part, andmeans at the opposite edges of the blocks for securing the same to theframe.

In witness whereof I have aflixed my signature in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

GEORGE F. FISHER. Witnesses:

EMIL NEUHART, CHAS. F. BURKHART.

